Practice Experience

• David Burke is a member of the firm’s Corporate, Securities & Tax Practice Group and is Board Certified in Taxation.
• Mr. Burke practices in the areas of:
  • Federal, state, and international taxation planning, and business planning
  • State and federal tax controversies including tax audits and appeals before the Internal Revenue Service and The Florida Department of Revenue; and
  • tax litigation in the U.S. Tax Court (and other federal courts) and Florida Courts
• He has extensive experience in representing buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions.
• Mr. Burke also counsels and assists estate planning lawyers in wealth transfer planning for high net worth individuals.

Professional and Civic Activities

• The Florida Bar
  Board Certified in Taxation
  Section of Taxation, Executive Council (1986-to present)
  State Tax Division, Director (1993-1996)
  Tax Educational Division, Assistant Director (2001-present)
  Chair of various Committees and Task Forces
  Tax Certification Committee (2008-2010)
• American Bar Association
  Section of Taxation
  Committee on State and Local Taxes
• Hillsborough County Bar Association
• Rotary Club of Tampa
• Tax Council of Tampa Bay, Charter Member

Professional Recognition

• AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Board Certified in Taxation from The Florida Bar
• Listed in Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers 2004-2005, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008, and 2009 (Tax) Editions 
• Selected for inclusion in Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2009
• Selected for inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 editions; also named on Florida Super Lawyers' Top 100 Lawyers list
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 editions
• Listed in The Legal 500 (Tax Law)

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Florida
• Ohio

COURT ADMISSIONS

• Florida State Courts
• U.S. Tax Court
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Education

• New York University School of Law (LL.M., in Taxation, 1982)
• Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1980)
• Cleveland State University (B.A., with honors 1977)